This paper examines the adoption and impact of selective and whole package adoption of improved cowpea involving new variety, insect control, fertilizer, and best bet cropping pattern in northern Nigeria. A farm income model that explicitly accounts for endogenous technology adoption was used to ...
Alene, Arega D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Gains from highyielding varieties with and without complementary technologies: the case of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria]
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Gains from highyielding varieties with and without complementary technologies: the case of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria
This paper examines the welfare impacts of improved groundnut varieties in eastern Zambia using data from a survey of over 600 households. We use the stratification-multilevel, matching-smoothing, and smoothing-differencing methods to analyse how treatment effects vary with the propensity to adop...
This paper evaluates the impact of the intervention of Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Borno (PROSAB) project on the livelihoods of farminghouseholds in Borno State, Nigeria. Specifically, the paper identifies and provides information on farmers’ adoption of improved crop varietiesintroduced...
Bamire, S.A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Amaza, P.
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Tegbaru, A.
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Alene, Arega D.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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[Impact of promoting sustainable agriculture in Borno (PROSAB) program on adoption of improved crop varieties in Borno State of Nigeria]
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Impact of promoting sustainable agriculture in Borno (PROSAB) program on adoption of improved crop varieties in Borno State of Nigeria
As part of a major effort to address soil fertility decline in West Africa, an integrated soil fertility management project promoted two technology packages: a combined application of inorganic fertilizer and manure (BNMS-manure) and a soybean/maize rotation practice (BNMS-rotation) in the northe...
Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Alene, Arega D.
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Adeyemo, R.
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Sanogo, D.
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Olanrewaju, A.S.
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Nwoke, C.
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Nziguheba, Generose
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[Determinants of adoption and intensity of use of balance nutrient management systems technologies in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria]
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Determinants of adoption and intensity of use of balance nutrient management systems technologies in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria